868.00/12–445: Telegram
The Ambassador in Greece (MacVeagh) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 5—1:03 p.m.]
1405. From Grady Mission. Following joint statement Allied missions issued Greek press December 3:
“The advance party of the Allied Mission to observe Greek elections which arrived in Greece last week has been planning its work for the forthcoming elections. It is arranging for teams of observers to visit all parts of the country for the purpose of securing information as to the existing state of the register and the preparations that are being made for the conduct of the election and it hopes also to be able adequately to observe the election itself. It is the desire of the mission to retain a strictly independent and neutral position throughout and to render any services that may be desired in securing the establishment of a democratically elected Greek Parliament. Realizing the necessity for the earliest possible reestablishment of normal political and economic conditions in Greece the mission earnestly hopes that there will be no delays in connection with the holding of the election.”
- [Grady Mission]
- MacVeagh